DUMB WAYS TO DIE

#14: Foolish Thief – Dying Without Jesus

In The Midst Of Thieves

Isaiah 53:12 – Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the booty with the strong; Because He poured out Himself to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, and interceded for the transgressors.

Mark 15:28

“And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And He was numbered with transgressors.”

Luke 22:37

“For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me, ‘And He was numbered with transgressors’; for that which refers to Me has its fulfillment.”

Matthew 27:38-44

At that time two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left….The robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words.

What The Thieves Knew

What the whole region knew

Luke 6:17 – Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place; and there was a large crowd of His disciples, and a great throng of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon….”

Luke 24:18-20

Luke 24:18 – “One of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to Him, ‘Are You the only one visiting Jerusalem and unaware of the things which have happened here in these days?”

What They Learned On The Cross

The charges against Jesus

Matthew 27:37 – And above His head they put up the charge against Him which read, “This is Jesus the king of the Jews.”

Accusations Of The People

Matthew 27:40, 42-43 -- …and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross….” “He saved others; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him.”

The Three Hour Darkness

Matthew 27:45 – Now from the sixth hourdarkness fell upon all theland until the ninth hour.

The Manner Of His Death Matthew 27:54 – “Now

the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, ‘Truly this was the Son of God.’”

Luke 23:47 “Now when the

centurion saw what had happened, he began praising God, saying, ‘Certainly this man was innocent.’”

Reading The Signs The foolish thief

Luke 23:39 – Oneof the criminals whowere hanged therewas hurling abuse

at Him, saying, “AreYou not the Christ?Save Yourself and

us!”

The Wise Thief Luke 23:40-42 – “But the

other answered, and rebuking him said, ‘Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.’”

The Wise Thief … “And he was

saying, ‘Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!’”

The Foolish

Matthew 16:1-3 --The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven. But He replied to them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ And in the morning, ‘There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times?

Don’t Wait Too Long

John 6:36, 40 – “But I said to you that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe….For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.”